It's only anecdotal but I've heard from many people across the country with DSL that they almost always get the lesser service then what they pay for on average. This is exactly what she described. When she dropped it to the service she was actually getting, the actual speed dropped again. I'm sure this is not everyone, but I've heard it enough to believe it happens as often as I hear the cable is shared argument on the other side. Though, here at least in Phoenix, I've never run into a problem of not getting what I paid for and a lot of the time substantially more then what I paid for from cable.
Telcos have to move away from twisted pair, max speed is barely high speed compared to FIOS or cable. Mike On Dec 16, 2007 12:04 AM, Eric S. Sande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I'm the furthest from an expert, but in the past have dabbled in both > the > >DSL and Cable. I've stuck with cable. > > Cable uses a first come first served model of delivery. Telcos usually > use a capped bandwidth, or a "you get what you pay for" model. > > >I've seen the slow down on cable and found it usually is in the winter > >months. What this has to do with it I don't know. > > More people are online in the winter. It tends to saturate the head > end of a cable service. > > >While I know cable companies receive their signals over satellite, I > don't > >know if this is how they transmit their web service. > > It isn't. They operate over landline, coax instead of twisted pair as > is increasingly becoming uncommon with telcos. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeff Miles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM> > Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 12:48 AM > Subject: Re: [CGUYS] I'm so confused...need simple instructions. was:Re: > [CGUYS] ATT DSL ok? Update > > > > I'm the furthest from an expert, but in the past have dabbled in both > the > > DSL and Cable. I've stuck with cable. I have absolutely no > qualifications > > in this, but only what I've been told. Cable works in blocks and > > depending on how many people are connected to your block at the time > you > > are surfing, or whatever, will depend on your speed. I live in a small > > city of about 200,000 and the "block" is probably about 1 square mile. > In > > a large city like New York the block could be one building. Anyway, the > > DSL providers I've talked to said (or tried to sell me on) that DSL is > a > > constant speed, while cable fluctuates. I've seen the slow down on > cable > > and found it usually is in the winter months. What this has to do with > it > > I don't know, but we get bad weather here and it always seems to > happen. > > I did switch over from cable TV to Direct TV and had to go out and > brush > > off my disk. It was caked in snow and interrupting the signal. While I > > know cable companies receive their signals over satellite, I don't know > > if this is how they transmit their web service. > > > > Jeff M > > > > > > On Dec 15, 2007, at 8:43 PM, Paula Minor wrote: > >> > >> So, I have no idea what to do now. I have a little less than 30 days > to > >> decide if I'm going to keep DSL. If I go back to Comcast I have to > >> figure out how to get my router to work with it again and change all > the > >> email settings. UGH. But it does appear that , right now at least, > >> Comcast is considerably faster....tho at times it seems to crawl > along. > >> Do those of you with more experience in this area have any thoughts or > >> opinions? > > > > > > ************************************************************************ > > * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== > > * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== > > * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name > > * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST > > * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L > > * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L > YourNewAddress > > * Need more help? 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